This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of climate is extremely cold? A) Polar. B) Desert. C) Temperate. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 2. Which continent has only one major Climate Region? A) Australia. B) North America. C) Antarctica. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antarctica. 3. Describe a polar climate A) All months have average temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius. B) With extremely cold winters and summers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With extremely cold winters and summers. 4. This happens during the evening when the water is still warm and the land is cool. Wind will blow from the land out over the water. A) Sea Breeze. B) Land Breeze. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land Breeze. 5. What does specific heat refer too? A) The heat it takes to raise the temperature of a object. B) The heat it takes to cool the remperature of a object. C) How hot an object can get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heat it takes to raise the temperature of a object. 6. Climate is the average conditions that are expected at a certain place over a number of years A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ..... A) Tropical climate. B) Marine climate. C) Subtropical climate. D) Continental climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental climate. 8. This is a name given to the periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current.It leads to an increase in sea-surface temperatures and weakening of the trade winds in the region. A) El-Nino. B) Southern oscillation. C) Indian Monsoon. D) El-Paso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El-Nino. 9. What are the typical temperatures in a tropical climate? A) 0$^\circ$C to 10$^\circ$C (32$^\circ$F to 50$^\circ$F). B) 25$^\circ$C to 35$^\circ$C (77$^\circ$F to 95$^\circ$F). C) 10$^\circ$C to 20$^\circ$C (50$^\circ$F to 68$^\circ$F). D) 40$^\circ$C to 50$^\circ$C (104$^\circ$F to 122$^\circ$F). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25$^\circ$C to 35$^\circ$C (77$^\circ$F to 95$^\circ$F). 10. This type of climate is cold year-round. A) Temperate climate. B) Rainforest climate. C) Tropical climate. D) Polar climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar climate. 11. What are the main types of climate in Western Asia? A) Temperate and mild. B) Tropical and humid. C) Arid and semi-arid. D) Cold and snowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arid and semi-arid. 12. In which months is the season of rainfall experienced in India? A) January to March. B) June to September. C) October to December. D) April to May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June to September. 13. The most important factor all of climate zones is ..... A) Closeness of oceans. B) Energy from the sun. C) Amount of plants. D) Precipitation from clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy from the sun. 14. The barometric pressure increases when colder air sinks toward the Earth and decreases when warmer air rises away from Earth. Which statement BEST explains the cause of rain? A) The rising air cools down, forming water droplets. B) The rising air makes space below it for rain clouds. C) The rising air warms up, creating rain clouds. D) The rising air displaces the water droplets above it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rising air cools down, forming water droplets. 15. Which of the following is a true statement about temperate climates? A) They often have cold winters. B) They often have very warm summers. C) They often receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year. D) They are completely uninhabited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They often have very warm summers. 16. Which climate includes deserts? A) Tropical. B) Dry. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry. 17. The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ..... A) Continental climate. B) Subtropical climate. C) Marine climate. D) Tropical climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine climate. 18. What happens to air temperature as it sinks on the downwind slope of a mountain? A) It remains the same. B) It warms. C) It becomes humid. D) It cools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It warms. 19. Visible light reaches Earth's surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth's atmosphere causes this to happen? A) The hole in the ozone. B) The inversion layer. C) The greenhouse effect. D) Atmospheric pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The greenhouse effect. 20. What is a biome? A) A major type of ecological community mainly defined by distinctive natural vegetation and animal groups. B) A specific type of climate found in or near low latitudes in an area otherwise referred to as the Tropics. C) A region that receives continual rainfall which strips the soil of it's nutrients but contributes to thick vegetation. D) Plant life that grows in a certain area if people have not changed the natural environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A major type of ecological community mainly defined by distinctive natural vegetation and animal groups. 21. Monsoon arrives in India approximately in: A) Early August. B) Early July. C) Early June. D) Early May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early June. 22. What part of North America is dry? A) East. B) West. C) North. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 23. Which of the following statements accurately defines weather? A) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. B) A variety of patterns typical for an area over a long period of time. C) Direct and indirect sunlight falling on an area. D) A variety of patterns typical for an area over a long period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. 24. When does Winter Solstice occur? A) 24 April. B) 21/22 December. C) 21/22 January. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21/22 December. 25. What does VARK stand for? A) Visual, Auditory, Read/ Write, Kinesthetic. B) Very Amazing Reading Kit. C) Vivo, Apple, Realme, Koolnee. D) Venezuela, Amsterdam, Raipur, Kansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual, Auditory, Read/ Write, Kinesthetic. 26. The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be: A) Oceanic. B) Continental. C) Tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceanic. 27. The presence of high pressure, near ..... influences monsoon of india A) Madagascar. B) Andaman and nicobar islands. C) Lakhswadeep. D) Maldives. E) Sri lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madagascar. 28. A day on which the sun is directly over the equator A) Latitude. B) Equinox. C) Desert. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equinox. 29. In retreating monsoon wind movement is from A) Land to sea. B) Sea to land. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land to sea. 30. Regions at different latitudes around the world receive different amounts of solar radiation.Polar regions receive the least amount of solar radiation, while the equator receives the most.How does this most likely affect the global climate? A) Polar regions experience colder climates. B) The global climate is mostly warm. C) The global climate is mostly cold. D) Equatorial regions experience colder climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar regions experience colder climates. 31. High-latitude climate Found just south of the Arctic circle. Bitter cold winters and cool summers. A) Tundra. B) Subarctic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subarctic. 32. Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data? A) The average high temperature in May is 21$^\circ$C in the Midwest of the United States. B) Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year. C) The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona. D) On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona. 33. Less than 10% of Europe has this climate. Winters are very cold, and it usually snows. Summers are cool. A) Continental Climate. B) Oceanic Climate. C) Mediterranean Climate. D) Alpine Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alpine Climate. 34. The height above sea level. A) Topography. B) Altitude. C) Latitude. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altitude. 35. Climate of India can be described as A) Oceanik type. B) Tropical monsoon type. C) Continental type. D) Desert type. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical monsoon type. 36. Tundra, Subarctic and Ice Cap are NOT in which climate zone? A) Cold Zone. B) Polar Zone. C) Low Zone. D) High Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low Zone. 37. Another word for water vapor is- A) Humidity. B) Climate. C) High pressure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humidity. 38. The factor that do not influence Indian climate is A) Altitude. B) Monsoon. C) Nearness to the sea. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean currents. 39. A storm system centered over Elmira, New York, Will most often track toward A) Albany. B) New York City. C) Jamestown. D) Rochester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Albany. 40. ..... is the distance north and south of the Equator. A) Prime Merdian. B) Time Zones. C) Longitude. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latitude. 41. What is the name given to the area located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? A) Mid latitudeTemperate. B) High LatitudePolar. C) Low latitudeTropics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low latitudeTropics. 42. Climate that is very cold and dry A) Tropical. B) Temperate. C) Polar. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar. 43. Most of Canada, Russia, and central United States have ..... climates. This climate has winters that are cold while summers and warm or hot. A) Marine. B) Continental. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental. 44. Lines on a map that show changes in air pressure. A) Isotherms. B) Isobars. C) Fronts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isobars. 45. This type of climate has moderate temperatures A) Tropical climate. B) Fishing climate. C) Temperate climate. D) Polar climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperate climate. 46. What type of land features are found south and east of Africa's rainforests? A) Deserts. B) Mountains. C) Savannas. D) All of the aboveTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the aboveTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. 47. During SW monsoon, high pressure is over A) Indian landmass. B) Himalayan region. C) Indian ocean. D) African region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian ocean. 48. ..... Changes from Day to Day A) Climate. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 49. How does the geographical location influence the climates of Western Asia? A) The geographical location only influences the climates due to the amount of trees in the region. B) The geographical location affects the climates, but it is not a significant factor. C) It influences the climates due to factors such as proximity to the sea, altitude, and latitude. D) The geographical location has no effect on the climates of Western Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It influences the climates due to factors such as proximity to the sea, altitude, and latitude. 50. Which zone gets the most rainfall? A) Polar. B) Tropical. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 51. Temperate Climates experience all four seasons, plants and animals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. At sea level, elevation is ..... A) Two. B) One million. C) One. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zero. 53. Why don't all places on Earth receive the same amount of direct sunlight at the same place? A) Weather in places changes over time. B) The Earth's Axis is tilted. C) The Earth Rotates from East to West. D) The Earth receives sunlight in an unpredictable pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Earth's Axis is tilted. 54. Which place on earth is also reputed for its stalagmite and stalactite caves? A) Mawsynram. B) West bengal. C) Africa. D) Jaipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mawsynram. 55. There are no animals that can live in polar climates. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 56. A localized climate A) Microclimate. B) Rain shadow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microclimate. 57. Global winds move WARM air toward the ..... A) Equator. B) Oceans. C) Atmosphere. D) Poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poles. 58. What does the word equinox mean? A) The number of days Earth revolves around the sun. B) The condition of the atmosphere in one place. C) The days of the year that daytime and night time hours are equal. D) An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The days of the year that daytime and night time hours are equal. 59. What kind of climate would you find in New England? A) Temperate. B) Continental. C) Subarctic. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental. 60. Climate is the long-term average weather conditions that occur where? A) Around the globe. B) Locally. C) In a particular region. D) In the troposhere. 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